The Wine Source in Hamden has some nice Friday wine tastings coming up. The first is tonight from 4:30 to 7:30 and again tomorrow from 1:30 to 5:30. We have selected wines that descend out of a variety of appellations from both the Northern and Southern Rhone in order to highlight the diversity of this [...]
Virginiawine.org got a makeover. Looks pretty spiffy!
Gary Vaynerchuk took his Wine Library TV show down to Virginia this week and sent his thunder live over the Internet from La Grange in Haymarket, VA. Right away he got down to business, calling out La Grange’s Pinot Grigio for the $19 price tag. “Nineteen bones for a Pinot Gris is pushing the high [...]
Caught Bottle Shock on Friday night after a summer of anticipation. I came away entertained. Given the bout of excitement leading up to the limited release, Bottle Shock had a lot to live up to. I was seriously looking forward to it, usually a recipe for disappointment. Jody Savin & Randall Miller combined with Ross [...]
Lenn from Lenndevours rounded up the WBW postings yesterday. There are 34 total including your humble correspondent. Start reading, slackers. Link to my WBW entry Some of my favorites from this go-round: 1WineDude drinking some Opus One Food and Wine Blog tickles all of your senses as he moves from Arbor Mist to 2003 Etude [...]
CC licensed image from Flickr user estherase When I posted about Wine Spectator’s Awards of Excellence a few weeks ago, I noticed something interesting in the selection criteria. Wine Spectator doesn’t visit the restaurants that they’re passing out awards to. They take applications. A restaurant sends in their menu, wine list, and a $250 check [...]
This was supposed to be one of those run-off-the-mill wine blog posts. 1) I bought it 2) I drank it 3) I blogged about it 4) Post a picture (optional) 5) Profit! I strive to inject humor and my own brand of witty repartee into the blog posts, but not this time. This time, I [...]
The fog peeled down off of Twin Peaks. I pulled the hood of my hoodie up to keep the chill off during another typical San Francisco summer day. I turned into Chronos, my favorite wine shop in Noe Valley. Boxy, dusty. Bottles stacked to the ceiling. It looked and smelled like a used book store [...]
100% or less markup? Check Bunch of drinkable wines under $30? Check Balanced selection of Whites and Reds? Check Plenty of wines by the glass? Check Something Italian? Check Bonus points: Something local? Check The wine list at The Dogwood in Hamden takes care of pretty much everything I need out of a restaurant wine [...]
The Evening Sun put out a terse item today about the Maryland Wine Festival. The Festival is looking for volunteers to run ticketing, glass handouts, etc… Take it from someone who has done it before, volunteering at one of these things is a good way to go. You provide some much needed help, and when [...]
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